The Emperor, upon hearing these words, also cast his gaze over.
Although he had known all along that the godfather would appear here... like he told the audience, this was a stand-up comedy without a script or a rehearsal.
What drove all this was his desire for revenge and the extraordinary decisiveness he showed in the face of crisis.
He had realized that if he couldn't resolve the matter here with the godfather and pull the mastermind behind the scenes out to sever the ties... Cold Water would eventually face a real crisis.
There simply isn't a saying for guarding against a thief for a thousand days. And the decision the Emperor made was to confront the thief directly and eliminate him.
This was undoubtedly a decision fraught with risk.
On his way back yesterday, "godfather" Hairdresser had reached out to him through Minister Cuique.